Any recommendations for a good revolver gunsmith?

General Firearms Handguns - Revolvers
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Hi,

I am looking for a good gunsmith that knows revolvers very well. I have 4 revolvers that I would like to get gone through. I also have a King Cobra that when firing the 357’s all the cases get stuck. the 38’s are fine though??? I live in New England but don’t mind shipping somewhere else. Thank you.

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The folks at Cylinder & Slide http://www.cylinder-slide.com/ have a solid reputation, and I was very pleased with some work that Richard Fletcher http://www.fletchercustompistols.com/ handled for me a while back.

Also, look into some of the projects Mr. Smith has posted here. http://www.superiorfirearmsllc.com/ No personal experience, but his work looks top notch and he’s associated with some dialed-in folks.

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Just how “gone through” are you wanting to go? Just a mild tune up and some reliability work, and repairs to your King Cobra; or custom work to personalize the guns to you?

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If you can afford their services I have seen one revolver in person done by Hamilton Bowen and it was spectacular.

http://www.bowenclassicarms.com/index.html

Bring your checkbook though.

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Since you live in New England, give Karl Sokol a call. He is located in West Rutland VT. His shop is called Chestnut Mt Sports.

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I would send the Colt back to the factory. I had them work on an Official Police and they did great work, quickly.

If you are anywhere near CT try JoJo’s Gunworks. Jody Joseph is a great smith.

www.jojosgunworks.com

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+1 on Karl Sokol. He brought my old Model 29-2 back to life.

Okie John

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Gemini Custom. The Rugers that they work on are works of art.

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Jason Burton and the boys as Heirloom build a unbelievable wheel gun… just saying

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^ +1 Agree with the above mentioned.

To add:

  • Randy Lee; Apex Tactical [California]

  • Alan Tanaka [California]

  • Bob Jones [Mississippi]

  • Clark Custom Guns [Louisiana]

  • Grant Cunningham
    ^ * Known for Colt Revolver work, but works on All Quality Wheel Guns

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Karl Sokol built this one for me a few years back. It started out as a Mod 58 and he had an old 520 barrel on hand. Rechambered to .45 Colt. He built the front sight by hand.

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Karl Sokol

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Cigardad, I’m green with envy. Nice blaster!

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Thanks. Without getting into the 9mm vs .45 thing, I still prefer wheelguns that make big holes. This was the other revolver Karl built for me. S&W Mod 25-2 shortened to 4".

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Another vote for Gemini Custom, Mark did a great job on my S&W 640.